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	Bagmati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bagmati is a holy river flowing from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, although it is very polluted nowadays.
		Bagmati flows out of the valley through the gorge of Chovar, on the south of the valley.
		Friends of the Bagmati (FoB) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization established in the year 2000 by a group of people from different walks of life who have come together through their common concern and their wish to restore the environment of the Bagmati and other rivers of Nepal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bagmati (172 words)

	Cover Story (Spotlight Weekly)
		The degradation of Bagmati river is the degradation of the civilization.
		The pollution in Bagmati river is caused by several factors like throwing of garbage directly, encroachment of river banks, withdrawal of sand and the disposal of untreated wastewater.
		As the various initiatives to control and prevent pollution in Bagmati have apparently failed to achieve the desired results, the residents of Kathmandu valley are compelled to witness what environmentalists have been saying as the slow death of Bagmati civilization.
	www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2003/jun/jun27/coverstory.htm (3173 words)

	RNW: Cleaning up Nepal's sacred river
		The Bagmati is the largest of the Himalayan kingdom's 6,000 rivers, celebrated in music, poetry and literature.
		The World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Nepal believes the Bagmati, which is central to the Katmandu Valley's culture and heritage, is in great danger and must be revived.
		Secondly, the catchment area of the Bagmati has to be improved and, thirdly, the tributaries must be controlled.
	www.radionetherlands.nl /features/development/030318bagmati.html (733 words)

	Nepal Medical College & Teaching Hospital
		The Bagmati River is originated from Shivapuri hill at Baghdwar about 15 km north to Kathmandu city.
		The total length of Bagmati River is 30 km from Shivapuri to Chovar.
		Nepal Medical College is established near Bagmati and therefore working towards Save Bagmati to restore its cultural heritage is considered as of community importance.
	www.nmcth.edu /save_bagmati.php (360 words)

	Friends of the Bagmati - Mission to reverse the degradation of the Bagmati River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Friends of the Bagmati (FOB) is a group of people from different walks of life who have come together through their common concern and their wish to restore the environment of the Bagmati and other rivers of Nepal.
		It is the Friends aim, through highlighting the sacredness of the Bagmati, to restore the Bagmati and the other rivers of the Valley by raising local awareness through a variety of ways.
		By using the sacred Bagmati River as an "exempla" project, the Friends strive to tap the emotions of both the "faith communities" and the community at large, and channel these emotions into a sustainable effort involving commitment, imagination and creativity.
	www.friendsofthebagmati.org.np (1726 words)

	A weekly magazine of THE KATHMANDU POST SUNDAY ( 2nd Page)
		At least for the residents of Kathmandu, it is the same dirty, stinking, contaminated sand from the Bagmati river.
		No matter how the Bagmati looks today, tastes, smells or even feels today, the importance of the neglected river is not going to lessen.
		The present Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba himself was there six years ago to lay a foundation stone for a huge UN Park, to mark the golden jubilee of the UN in the 50-hectares of land along the river bank.
	www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishweekly/sundaypost/2001/oct/oct21/2ndpage.htm (3124 words)

	ARC - News and Features - Membership for Nepal's Bagmati River
		The Friends of the Bagmati River Project has reached a new stage after local communities and NGOs — including the influential charity WaterAid - have agreed to work with the Friends on a membership programme with the Friends to help save Nepal’s most sacred river.
		In the past the Bagmati flowed energetically through Kathmandu, beloved by local people and priests for the divine blessings that it brought.
		The problems are partly national: over recent decades the upper reaches of the Bagmati have been dammed, so the flow has been reduced.
	www.arcworld.org /news.asp?pageID=40 (652 words)

	Pashupatinath temple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pashupatinath temple (पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple located on the shore of the Bagmati river on the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
		Thousands of locals begin their day by visiting the temple and receiving blessings from lord Shiva early in the morning.
		Along the shores of the Bagmati river near the temple lies "Arya Ghat", the most widely used place of cremation for the deceased in Nepal, especially in and around the Kathmandu valley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pashupatinath_temple (673 words)

	S.E.E.D.S. - Environmental Projects
		The Bagmati River corridor is one of the few available green spaces within the capital city.
		Biologically, the Bagmati River and its riparian habitats have the potential to support a very wide variety of animals and plants, and to form an important corridor for migrating birds.
		The goal of the project is to develop and maintain the Bagmati Riverside Nature Park as a green space for people and wildlife that provides a model and advocacy tool for the sustainable management of rivers and their associated habitats.
	www.nepalseeds.org /HTML/Environmental.html (850 words)

	Nepal: community monitors Bagmati river - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bagmati, a holy river, is a natural and a cultural heritage of Nepal which is now pronounced as almost a dead river.
		Realising the need to raise awareness on its cultural value and its importance in balancing the ecosystem among the people, ENPHO has been conducting Bagmati river water quality monitoring for the past three years.
		Until and unless the residents are involved in the monitoring and realising its state, this river will never gain its status and locals will never feel the responsibility to save and conserve it.
	www.irc.nl /page/28551 (256 words)

	ARC - ARC Projects - Bagmati River
		The sacred Bagmati River in Nepal is no longer the rapid flowing waterway it once was.
		The group is now developing exciting new initiatives to turn the river’s fortune around and restore its sacred dignity, as well as acting as a central focus for the individual and corporate schemes already underway to help the river.
		In February 2004 it was agreed with the very proactive NGO WaterAid that the Friends of the Bagmati association would become a membership initiative, in the hope that this would mean that the NGOs and community groups involved with the issues would work together on saving Nepal's most sacred watercourse.
	www.arcworld.org /projects.asp?projectID=179 (335 words)

	World Wetlands Day in Nepal
		Taudaha is one of the largest ponds in the Bagmati watershed area.
		Bagmati, which is the biggest river of the Kathmandu valley, originates from Shivapuri hill, 25 km north of Kathmandu City at an altitude of 2650m above sea level.
		Hence, we request all concerned parties to support our attempt in conserving the Bagmati River watershed in general and conserving and promoting ponds of Kathmandu Valley in particular.
	www.ramsar.org /wwd/6/wwd2006_rpts_nepal02.htm (749 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		Untreated industrial and sewerage discharge into the river and lack of a proper authority to look after the issues of the rivers is the main problem of increasing degradation of the rivers.
		Another major problem in conserving the Bagmati is lack of coordination among the concerned individuals and organizations.
		There is at least one youth club at every 300 meters’ interval along the side of the Bagmati River, but still the river continues to deteriorate.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=13313 (299 words)

	Rivers of the Himalayan Kingdom - VisitNepal.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This excursion was the key event of the Bagmati River Festival, which aimed to draw attention to the river's sorry plight, and prompt the community and the Government to take action and start cleaning up the river.
		It is the NRCT's vision to see children and fish swimming in the Bagmati, to see pilgrims taking a holy bath in the Bagmati without any hesitation and to have all the residents of Kathmandu Valley love and respect this beautiful river.
		NRCT believes that people can help save the Bagmati River by treating all waste water with a septic tank, not throwing garbage into the river, composting all organic matter at home and joining a local organisation that is working towards improving Kathmandu's most important river.
	www.visitnepal.com /nepalrivers/programs.html (479 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		The Bagmati river is indistinguishable from Pashupatinath temple, as the temple lies on the bank of it and the river is considered holy as it flows into the Ganges.
		Sad but true, the sacred Bagmati river is no longer the swift flowing watercourse it once used to be.
		But the fact is that the ignorance of the authorities concerned has put Bagmati and other water bodies in precarious situations.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=62393 (673 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Bagmati
		Bus plunge, boat collapse in India's Bagmati River; 65 feared killed
		Road mishaps claim 11 within 1 month in central Bagmati zone of Nepal.
		IN FOREIGN PARTS: Only in death is there equality of life for the troubled Nepalese.(Foreign News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Bagmati (189 words)

	Celebrating World Water Day, 2006 - World Water Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On the occasion of World Water Day 2006, Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) is going to organize a community level water quality monitoring in Bagmati river of Kathmandu.
		Realizing the need to raise awareness on its cultural value and its importance in balancing the ecosystem among the people, ENPHO has been conducting Bagmati river water quality monitoring for the past 3 years.
		Until and unless the residents are involved in the monitoring and realizing its state, this river will never gain its status and locals will never feel the responsibility to save and conserve it.
	www.worldwaterday.org /page/551 (210 words)

	rediff.com: 20 die in Bihar flood, Army on alert in Assam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A woman and her two children were drowned in a boat capsize in the flooded Bagmati in Ratodha village in Muzaffarpur district.
		A youth was drowned when he tried to swim to safety during a flash flood in the river Suri in Nawada district.
		According to a Central Water Commission report, major rivers like Punpun, Bagmati and Budhi Gandak were flowing above the danger level.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jul/08bihar.htm (338 words)

	rediff.com: Bihar flood situation improving
		Central Water Commission sources said the Burhi Gandak is rising at Samastipur and has crossed the danger mark by 10 cm.
		Rivers like the Ganga, the Gandak, the Bagmati and the Punpun are receding, while the water level of the Kosi was constant.
		The Ganga is flowing below the danger level all along its course in Bihar, while there was a fall in the water level of the Bagmati though it continued to be above the danger mark by 61 cm at Benibad and by three cm at Hayaghat, the sources said.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/aug/07bihar1.htm (276 words)

	Nepal: Watershed Management in Terrace Farming
		Currently, the Bagmati Watershed Management Programme has been extended under a new project name called Bagmati Integrated Watershed Management Programme (BIWMP) and is now in phase II, which has started since 25 April 1998, and will continue for another 5 years.
		Demonstrating that it is practically feasible for economic development and environmental improvement to be simultaneously enhanced.
		The Bagmati Watershed Management Programme demonstrates the importance of meeting information requirements, by keeping record of geographical, socio-economical, financial etc. figures before and after implementation of the programme.
	www.unescap.org /drpad/vc/conference/ex_np_17_wmt.htm (609 words)

	World Wetland Day celebration 2006, World Wildlife Fund, WWF Nepal, Department of National Parks and Wildlife ...
		The main attraction of this celebration is Taudaha Jamboree that includes activities such as Cycle Rally, Bird Watching, Nature Hike Race and Exhibitions.
		The major objectives of this celebration are to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness; disseminating information on values and benefits of Ponds of Kathmandu Valley; and promoting Taudaha as a tourism destination, especially due to Water Fowl Habitat, according to Friends of the Bagmati.
		The significance of urban water bodies (ponds) as water resources is being better understood in recent days.
	www.nepal-safari.com /news.php?id=228 (411 words)

	Celebrate Big! -- Cremation on Bagmati River (Nepal) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A Hindu man being cremated on the bank of the Bagmati River in Pashupatinath, a primarily Indian area on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
		When a local Hindu dies, the family men are responsible for bringing the body here and cremating it in public.
		The river is very polluted, and just down river people were washing, cleaning food, and bathing.
	www.celebratebig.com /nepal-thailand/p199910bk4.htm (87 words)

	E-LAW Impact: Waste Management in Kathmandu Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 2000, E-LAW advocates at the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) filed a lawsuit against government agencies in the Kathmandu Valley for dumping garbage along the banks of the Bagmati River, a waterway central to Hindu life.
		The Bagmati winds through Kathmandu, a city of more than one million.
		E-LAW U.S. provided Pro Public with comprehensive legal and scientific support, including case precedents from around the world in which courts intervened to stop poor waste disposal practices, and documentation of the toxic effects of heavy metals that leach from waste into groundwater.
	www.elaw.org /news/impact/text.asp?id=1193 (412 words)

	STN - Sustainable Tourism Network
		To reverse the degardation of the bagmati river
		Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, launched Friends of Bagmati in November 2000 during the Celebration of Sacred Gifts for a Living Planet jointly organized by the World Wildlife Fund and the Alliance of Religions for Conservation (ARC).
		FoB is committed to save the rich natural, cultural and heritage significance of Bagmati River from pollution and other threats.
	www.welcomenepal.com /stn/participant_details.asp?memtype=1&participantid=55 (260 words)

	Mysterious Mali - In words and Pictures
		Thoughts of Mali and its contradictions, as well as the opportunity to learn about an unknown area, were on the minds of four travelers who spent the day at an area just outside Kathmandu -- Pashupatinath.
		The travelers spent a portion of the day sitting on the banks of the Bagmati River watching.
		Having seen one view of the never ending birth/death/rebirth cycle, the travelers realized going to Mali would merely be an extension of the journey ending, and yet starting, by the Bagmati.
	www.mysteriousplaces.com /mali/pagetwo.htm (421 words)

	News Bulletin - March 06 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Bagmati River and its tributaries have contributed significantly to the Kathmandu Valley civilization.
		A ritual bath in the Bagmati at Pashupatinath is believed to free a person from the cycle of births and rebirths.
		Presentations on Bagmati River Water Quality Monitoring (by college students), Bagmati water quality and its solutions, and Perspectives from the Government and its initiatives towards pollution reduction will also be made at Jal Binayak, Chobhar in the afternoon.
	www.friendsofthebagmati.org.np /march_2006.html (1624 words)

	Razeno blogas Esperante... :: Task force formed to save Bagmati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Coordinator of the three-month taskforce, Thapa said the aims are basically controlling land encroachment, checking the inflow of sewage, stopping dumping of solid waste and conservation of cultural heritage along the river banks.
		The coordinator of the task force added that the conservation of the river was crucial, now that King Gyanendra himself has emphasised checking of the river pollution in his directives to administrators.
		We have to be realistic and save the Bagmati of today,” he said.
	razeno.blog.com /334742 (294 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Man from Bagmati River
		But the man from Bagmati River left his throttle open wide.
		With the man from Bagmati River at their heels.
		Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2483697 (1098 words)

	5th Bagmati River Festival - Tourism News
		The fifth Bagmati river festival is being celebrated with the objective of spreading public awareness for cleaning of the Bagmati river and protection of its surrounding environment.
		The festival (June 5 - August 20, 2005) will be observed for two and half months with a variety of programmes including cleanliness campaign, afforestration, rafting competition between media houses, Kayak Competition between school students, painting and poster competition etc.
		More than three consecutive 'Clean-up Campaigns' have been so far conducted at Thapathali and Kupondole areas (in the vicinity of the Bagmati River) during the festival.
	www.hotelnepal.com /news.php?id=633 (167 words)

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